Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-28
General state News

FIRE IN GREENEvILR. A fire damaged the oli wooden school house in avenue, Greeneville. on Sunday afternoon. DIED IN NEW YORK.
 Robert Gardner, well known in New London died at the Stustevant House in New York Friday night. His body was brought to New London yesterday. GOVERNOR LoUNsBURY s BANK: The Merchants Exchange National bank of New has declared per cent. dividend, payable Jan \ uary 3d.
 A GOLD WATCH. Miss Mary J. Minor one of the popular teachers of the Bridgeport High school, presented with a fine watch last week by young ladies connected A Hungarian name John Pevorarnek aged B was taken from the Second precinct police sta had become violently insane. 1.-THE wATER." Navigation on the Connecticut river has been had hard Journey up the liver ss sstuTday gight and did not reach Hartford til nearly noon Sun day.
 NOT MERRY CHRISTMAS. Mr. E. s. Tyler slipped on an icy pavement while passing through the grounds of the Deaf and Dunn his loft arm near the wrist and dislocated his left shoulder.
 TOURISTS CLUB. The Tourists club of Windsor Locks will hold a New Years reception at their hall Friday evening and have appointed Fred Muriless Miss Clara Cook and Miss maude Goedsell 8 committee of arrange mehts. William St. George is to be caterer. OFFICERS OF THE CONTINENTAL UNDER BONDS. HARTFORD, Dec. 27.-Robert E. Beecher and Isaac company of this city, against whom true bills were found last week, gave bonds this morning in the Superior court in $5 900 and cos respectively AN IMPORTANT SALE.
 One of the most recent and important real estate transfers in the city of Hartford the sale of the Pheenix Mutual Life Insurance company. 1t is a brick building used as the armory of the Governors Foot Guard, and contains several stores.
  A decision was handed down from ths Supreme Court of Errors Saturday in the case of the Warren apd pt s rr in rendering judgment in favor Q. the Attawaugan company. Reasons by Beardsley, judge AMIssING NoRwAIK GIRL. Eva Waterbury, employed at Trow bridges box shop in South Norwalk, is missing. She was last seen at 2 o'clock last Tuesday coming out of the able family and has always borne good reputa- play.
 DITCH.
 Martin Kennedy, an employe of the New York and New England railroad filled up with poor liq- uor Saturday night and on his way home fell into the ditch on the Connecticut Central railroad little north of the East Hartford depot and was there found dead Monday morning. frozen stiff in the ice
 PLEASANTLY REMEMBERED
 Twenty gentlemen, headed by Philip H. Flynn, waited upon M. J. Boyle of Bridgeport Saturday evening, and presented him with Q gold headed @ represented the St. Joseph @ L. and B society for which organization at various times Mr. Boyle has rendered valuable services. NEW BRIDGE
 The Sufffed selectmen have made contract with ths serlin ri Bridge company to build an so-foot iron oD rod to %o T nex bridge is to be parabollc truss structure weighing fifteen tons and will have pin connections. It is to cost el $50 and will be put up abut ments can be built in the spring. Eight concerns put in bids but that of the Berlin com aany was the lowest.
 DIED SUDDENLY.
 Walter Poole of Greenville, an empIoye of the beachery was taken with such distressful feelings in the head while at his work Saturday morning that he became nearly distracted, holding his head with both hands and running about shrteking "Oh, my headl My headt' He died the same evening. A blood vessel in his head was ruptured. He was the organizer and leader of the Poole drum corps of Greenville and was instrumental in making it one of the best drum corps in the State He was high ly esteemed by his associates.
 PENTEcosTAL TEARS.
 - The @ New York M Sun gives the following interest was described in telegraph columns Monday: Hugh O. Pentecost, minister, as he now styles him. self, got up in the pulpit of the Bellevile avenue Congregational church yesterday morning for the purpose of preaching his farewell sermon. He tried to speak, but failed utterly His emotions too strong for him, and he retired to anteroom with tears flowing down his who came down from Montclair to hear him preach took his place in the pulpit and addressed the gregation. His remarks were chiefly laudator of in the place of father brother and friend He said their ideas did not altogether agree, but upon the broad faith in Jesus and the love for humanity they worked the field and encouraged each other. Hugh o. Pentecost appeared at the close of the service and shook hands with large number of the members of the church